Chandigarh, March 6 -- In a joint operation, the Uttar Pradesh Police and Punjab Police arrested an active operative of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Pakistan's ISI, identified as Lajar Masih, from the Kokhraj police station area in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi, officials said.

The arrest comes nearly five months after Masih escaped from judicial custody while undergoing treatment at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on the night of September 24, 2024.

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that Masih was working under Germany-based BKI operative Swaran Singh alias Jiwan Fauji and was in direct contact with Pakistan's ISI. As per the information, Swaran Singh is a key associate of Pakistan-based BKI mastermind ...